MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 172%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 174%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics170% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '21 at 21:55
Run Duration318 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1,098
100% 841 Pts
64-Core 1,567
97% 1,567 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Lighting 254
Reflection 223
Parallax 219
207% 232 fps
MRender 270
Gravity 163
Splatting 133
148% 189 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 170%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 495
Write 484
Mixed 291
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 47.6
168% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 175
180% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79
57GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 315 320 319 317 318 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 476
Mixed 454
SusWrite 309
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 52.4
174% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 109%
Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
646GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2195 2165 1129 1140 1149 1156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
320% Outstanding
Read 2,414
Write 2,297
Mixed 1,380
SusWrite 1,489
425% 1,895 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 80.8
270% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,218
DQ Write 949
DQ Mixed 1,060
800% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 320%
Great: 372%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 111130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1845 1606 1608 1592 1610 1616 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 1,959
Write 1,898
Mixed 1,673
SusWrite 1,646
404% 1794 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 68.2
235% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,200
DQ Write 892
DQ Mixed 1,049
783% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 202%
This bench: 298%
Great: 349%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 31.4
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 46
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 62: 6R 7G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
62% 41% 58 290 218 120 34.1" 3440 1440 GSM7727 34GK950F
Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $243

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,295
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